Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop hosted by Sara Levin. I’m Tami Hewlett from the Central Valley in California, and this month our theme is the Peony Garden Suite on pages 82 to 84 of the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. This elegant suite of products includes exquisitely beautiful stamps, die cuts, designer… Read More: Stamping Sunday — Peony Garden »
Hello and welcome to another TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a sketch challenge!!! I love the faux wrap-around look of this layout! I used the new Prized Peony stamp set for my card! This set is so PRETTY and super fun to color! I actually made it real easy on myself by embossing all… Read More: #TGIFC272 — Sketch Challenge »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for July! I absolutely LOVE the color combination this month, including Calypso Coral, Pacific Point, and Coastal Cabana. They are some of my favorite and most frequently used colors. These colors, including their names, make me think of the ocean, so I dug out one of my all… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop July 2020 »
Happy 4th of July!!! What a perfect day to announce that I’m having a new online class on July 23! This class will be another product based class featuring the Whale Done Bundle (including the Whale Done Photopolymer stamps and Whale Builder Punch) and Whale of a Time 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. How… Read More: New Whale Done Online Class! »
Hello and welcome to my blog. Hope you’re enjoying your week! I have a quick announcement to make and then a masculine birthday card to share! First, I wanted to let you know that Bonus Days have begun! For every $50 you spend at my online store in July, you’ll receive a $5 Bonus Days… Read More: Bonus Days & Mountain Air Birthday »
Welcome back to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, the theme is “Summer Vibes.” That’s perfect … we just passed the Summer Solstice a week ago and it’s been 100 degree or more every day this week. I love our hot, dry California weather. It’s perfect for swimming, boating and water skiing!!! I’m totally in… Read More: #TGIFC270 — Summer Vibes »
Today, I have a few more 2021 Desktop Calendars to share! I try to work on these throughout the year (for the following year) so by the time Christmas comes around, I have eight sets to hand out as gifts. The calendars measure 4″ x 6″ and fit in a standard frame. They remain loose… Read More: 2021 Desktop Calendars – July & August »
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!!! Hope you have a well deserved day of relaxation and recognition for all you do! I’m writing a quick post to share a card I made for my daughter to give my husband today. When she was younger, she got the nickname “The Orange Mermaid” after… Read More: Mermaid Kisses for Dad »
Hello and welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for June! This month, we are featuring products from the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. I selected a fun, “beachy” stamp set called Seaside View found on page 46. If you’re already following the bog hop, then you just came from Melissa Davies’ blog. For lots… Read More: Control Freaks – Seaside View »
Hello! I have a special post today, because I’m a Guest Designer for 3-D Thursday. 3-D Thursday is a fantastic Facebook Page chalked full of inspirational 3-D projects. Be sure to check it out! My project today focuses on the new Mini Paper Pumpkin Boxes found on page 152 of the Annual Catalog. They come… Read More: 3-D Thursday — Mini Paper Pumpkin Box »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for June! I’m Tami Hewlett, from California, U.S.A. This month, we are celebrating the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog by focusing on the Flowers For Every Season Suite. You can find these products on pages 10 through 13, including two gorgeous stamp/die bundles, and gorgeous coordinating designer series… Read More: Stamping Sunday – Flowers For Every Season »
Hello and Happy Friday! It’s almost the weekend!!! Yippee! How are you enjoying the new catalog? I’m just loving all the new, fun and inspirational products. Nothing like a bunch of new toys to spark your imagination, right? This week’s TGIF Challenge focuses on using a trimmed down front panel in order to reveal a… Read More: #TGIFC268 — Technique Challenge »
Today, I’m sharing a masculine graduation card inspired by my friend, Stesha Bloodhart. I loved her card so much that I thought I would make my own version. It uses a mixture of new and retired products, but it’s just perfect for the situation. One of my son’s best friends just received his Masters Degree… Read More: Masculine Grad »
Today’s the day! The new 2020 Annual Catalog is live on the Stampin’ Up! website! Download a PDF version by clicking the image above, or contact me for your copy. Use Host Code A7KKSXW3 for purchases at my online store for special perks from me! Do you love the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle on page 13?… Read More: New 2020-2021 Annual Catalog! »
Good Morning! It’s the first Monday of June and that means time for a new Color Fusers Blog Hop!!! This month, we have an absolutely beautiful color combination of Petal Pink, Melon Mambo, and Pool Party. This combination makes me think of warm Summer breezes and colorful flowers. Whether you’re already following along the blog… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – June 2020 »
Hi Friends! I’m super excited to announce my new product-based class featuring the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle. You can find this bundle on page 13 of the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and it includes the Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set and coordinating Sunflowers Dies! All you need to do to qualify to take the class is purchase the… Read More: Celebrate Sunflowers Online Class! »
Happy Friday! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge!!! This week, the design team is focusing on a product challenge … using vellum die cuts. Vellum is one of my favorite products, because it’s so soft and delicate. Its see-through quality makes it perfect for adding interest, without entirely covering up the pretty elements underneath.… Read More: #TGIFC266 — Vellum Die Cuts »
This week, I’ve been posting lots of card ideas using the new Forever Fern stamps and coordinating Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper. Both of items, plus the entire coordinating Forever Greenery Suite will be available to purchase in the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog on June 3, 2020. Today, I’m sharing two more cards with an… Read More: Sneak Peek – Forever Fern »
I’m back to share more sneak peeks of the Forever Greenery Suite, including the gorgeous Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper and Greenery Embossing Folders! Today, I’ll be sharing the last three cards from the photo above, and then Friday, I have two more using entirely different colors! The laser-cuts in this suite are so… Read More: Sneak Peek – Forever Gold Laser-Cuts »
Hello Friends! Today I have two more cards to share that I created with the new Forever Fern stamps and coordinating Forever Greenery Suite of products. All of these items are included in the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog coming out on June 3, 2020! Last weekend, I made the seven cards shown above, plus two… Read More: Sneak Peek – Forever Greenery Suite »